plenty of energy. and she said she would just be delighted to keep me in el paso for school, and so that was the arrangement that was made. and i went away to school. i would come home at christmas and over easter break and in the summers, but other than that, i was staying in el paso. and that was all right, except i was homesick. i really loved the ranch and loved being with my parents, and i didn't want to be away. so i remember those years with considerable pain, actually. c-span: what was it like when you found out that your mother had been married before? >> guest: well, i was very shocked. c-span: what year was that? >> guest: oh, i don't remember. i was a student in el paso, and i remember one of the children i knew saying, 'i know something about you. 'no, you don't. 'yes, i do.' i know something about you and your mother.' 'no, you don't. what is it?' 'well, your mother was married before. she had another husband.' and i said, 'oh, that's not true. i know you're wrong.' and when i went home to my grandmother's that evening, i asked her about it. i said, 'now somebody at sc
